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Post by tcu2003 on Mar 21, 2022 20:40:28 GMT -5
I just finished the 1st chapter of the 1619 Project. It is not a quick read, nor should it be. It's tough to read the truth. I think it will be one of the most impactful books I've ever read. Thanks for the recommendation. I added it to my to read list.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Mar 21, 2022 21:25:52 GMT -5
I'm in my week of Spring Break, which fortunately coincides for my work and my college.
I'm reading Beartown by Fredrik Backman.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Mar 21, 2022 21:29:51 GMT -5
I just finished the 1st chapter of the 1619 Project. It is not a quick read, nor should it be. It's tough to read the truth. I think it will be one of the most impactful books I've ever read. (In no way am I saying don't read this book or that I agree with what I'm about to tell you.)
Someone on some conservative talk show--I don't if it was radio or television--told listeners/viewers to call schools and demand to know if we were including this book and/or its information in our curriculum. The first time I got that call (as I'm a school principal), I didn't actually know what the person was talking about, so I had plausible deniability that we were "teaching that". At some point, I'll read it. It's been a long few years at the public education level of whackadoos telling us we shouldn't talk about non-white people's history.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2022 8:48:10 GMT -5
I just finished the 1st chapter of the 1619 Project. It is not a quick read, nor should it be. It's tough to read the truth. I think it will be one of the most impactful books I've ever read. (In no way am I saying don't read this book or that I agree with what I'm about to tell you.)
Someone on some conservative talk show--I don't if it was radio or television--told listeners/viewers to call schools and demand to know if we were including this book and/or its information in our curriculum. The first time I got that call (as I'm a school principal), I didn't actually know what the person was talking about, so I had plausible deniability that we were "teaching that". At some point, I'll read it. It's been a long few years at the public education level of whackadoos telling us we shouldn't talk about non-white people's history. I totally get it. The people shouting the loudest about removing "harmful content" from our school curriculum (and from libraries as well), can't even elucidate what exactly is wrong with the content. Almost every night the news has a story about freaky parents storming school board meetings or library meetings in bug-eyed screaming fear that their offspring might actually learn something truthful.
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Post by Opti on Mar 22, 2022 8:56:31 GMT -5
I finished State of Terror by Hillar Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny. It's a thriller that started slow for me but became a page turner towards the end. Left me with some things to think about.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2022 9:40:25 GMT -5
I am reading Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Loving it so far. It's one of those books where I cannot wait to get home from work so I can read.
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Post by chiver78 on Mar 22, 2022 9:51:21 GMT -5
last weekend, I devoured an older (but new to me) Jodi Picoult novel - "Vanishing Acts". I highly recommend.
this weekend, I am packing two if I have the space for them. Nicholas Sparks "Two By Two" and Anthony Doerr's "Cloud Cuckoo Land". I've yet to read a Sparks I don't like, and the other was gifted to me by the friend I've mailed some Holocaust historical fiction to.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Mar 22, 2022 9:51:23 GMT -5
(In no way am I saying don't read this book or that I agree with what I'm about to tell you.)
Someone on some conservative talk show--I don't if it was radio or television--told listeners/viewers to call schools and demand to know if we were including this book and/or its information in our curriculum. The first time I got that call (as I'm a school principal), I didn't actually know what the person was talking about, so I had plausible deniability that we were "teaching that". At some point, I'll read it. It's been a long few years at the public education level of whackadoos telling us we shouldn't talk about non-white people's history. I totally get it. The people shouting the loudest about removing "harmful content" from our school curriculum (and from libraries as well), can't even elucidate what exactly is wrong with the content. Almost every night the news has a story about freaky parents storming school board meetings or library meetings in bug-eyed screaming fear that their offspring might actually learn something truthful. I remember all this stuff happening in the 50's when I was in school. The minute this or that book shouldn't be read guess what?? We would head out to find that book!! So it doesn't stop kids from reading it just encourages them to seek it out out of curiosity. I don't think kids have changed that much in some ways. Mission NOT accomplished thank goodness. People who advocate banning books scare the bejesus out of me
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Post by raeoflyte on Mar 22, 2022 21:27:46 GMT -5
I read books for me! Silly books, but I'm very happy.
Loki - Where Mischief Lies - loved it! Black Widow - Red Vengeance - pretty good. Have the sequel on hold. The Handmaids Tale - also good. I've already watched the show that fleshes out the characters more. I may not have liked it as much without that. I like happy endings.
With the kids, ds and I are still slogging through the Maze Runner, the prequel now and then I think we'll be done with this series. Neither of us liked the end of it, but we're invested. He and I have started The Giver and will jump into that in earnest once we're done with the fever code. Dd and I are working our way through the Land of Stories series which are pretty good. We take a lot of breaks to read shorter chapter books so it will take us forever to get through all the books.
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Post by snapdragon on Mar 23, 2022 10:12:12 GMT -5
"Hunt the Stars" was really good. I gave it 4 stars. Listening to "The Outstretched Shadow" by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory. 5 hours into a 30 hour book that I could read in probably 8 or 9 hours.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Mar 23, 2022 21:35:13 GMT -5
Tried to read Notes on an Execution.
Congrats to the author for the first time I came upon a book that messed with my head so bad I can't finish it. I quit after the fourth chapter.
It's not murder porn it's how deeply the author gets into the characters starting with the mother.
It's so realistic. I can't read news stories about this stuff either.
I'm out. There is a part of me drawn in but I can't. It's fucking with my head.
So yeah if you like books that'll haunt you this is up your alley
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Post by chiver78 on Mar 29, 2022 13:12:46 GMT -5
last weekend, I devoured an older (but new to me) Jodi Picoult novel - "Vanishing Acts". I highly recommend. this weekend, I am packing two if I have the space for them. Nicholas Sparks "Two By Two" and Anthony Doerr's "Cloud Cuckoo Land". I've yet to read a Sparks I don't like, and the other was gifted to me by the friend I've mailed some Holocaust historical fiction to. well CCL didn't fit in my bag (huge hardcover) but I brought the Sparks. it was easily my least favorite Sparks book. many loose ends not tied up by the end, and a pair of seriously unlikable characters at the beginning. one redeemed themselves as the book went on, but the other continuously showed true colors in being a gaslighting thunderc*nt. and I don't use the C-word lightly.
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Post by tcu2003 on Mar 31, 2022 20:52:57 GMT -5
With the kids, ds and I are still slogging through the Maze Runner, the prequel now and then I think we'll be done with this series. Neither of us liked the end of it, but we're invested. He and I have started The Giver and will jump into that in earnest once we're done with the fever code. Dd and I are working our way through the Land of Stories series which are pretty good. We take a lot of breaks to read shorter chapter books so it will take us forever to get through all the books. Did you know there are 4 books in The Giver series? I didn’t know that until I was an adult, so I read the others and also enjoyed them.
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Post by snapdragon on Apr 4, 2022 12:44:37 GMT -5
Finished "Spelunking Through Hell" by S. McGuire and had a fun time with it. I so enjoy her InCryptid series.
"Invincible" is going into the car for the commute starting this afternoon.
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Post by tcu2003 on Apr 10, 2022 21:39:46 GMT -5
Finished Glass Half Broken by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg on a plane today. www.goodreads.com/book/show/57673964Definitely recommend if you’re a female still in the workforce, manage females in the workforce, are a parent /sibling/friend of females in the workforce, etc.
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Post by snapdragon on Apr 27, 2022 12:37:44 GMT -5
Finished The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich - it was a fun enjoyable read.
Attempting to read Hooked by Michael Moss but I am having to slog and am not really in the headspace to continue. I might just turn it in and try again later. Have book 4 of the Secret Book and Scone Society downloaded but not really started yet.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2022 15:48:47 GMT -5
I am reading the new release THE CANDY HOUSE by Jennifer Egan. She also wrote A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD. Both are more like short stories that are all linked somehow. I enjoy her books.
Our local library is having a reading challenge that I am participating in. You have to read two books each from several different genres
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Post by happyhoix on Apr 27, 2022 19:04:51 GMT -5
Just finished the Paris Apartment for out book club. Hated it. I can read anything but romance books, and this had 3 romances in it. Bleh.
Part way through Mobituaries - that I like very much.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2022 8:18:07 GMT -5
Just finished the Paris Apartment for out book club. Hated it. I can read anything but romance books, and this had 3 romances in it. Bleh. Part way through Mobituaries - that I like very much. I don't like romance books either.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 28, 2022 9:45:07 GMT -5
I am reading Dissention, book 12 in the Dark Road series, apocalypse series. The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior By Ric Prado Leviathan, Book 7 by Nick Webb almost finished
I'm dropping 1 newspaper, don't read it like I did and its expensive, will read online Pay for a local paper I will keep and for Sirius Radio in both cars
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Post by tcu2003 on May 2, 2022 0:25:59 GMT -5
I just finished reading She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh. www.goodreads.com/book/show/56756158I am not particularly a Dolly Parton fan (I could probably tell you 2-3 songs that are here and 1-3 movie roles she has had), but really enjoyed this book. Interesting read about her childhood in poverty, the trailblazing she did as an entertainer in the very male dominated country music industry, her business acumen, and the philanthropy side.
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Post by raeoflyte on May 6, 2022 9:28:40 GMT -5
With the kids, ds and I are still slogging through the Maze Runner, the prequel now and then I think we'll be done with this series. Neither of us liked the end of it, but we're invested. He and I have started The Giver and will jump into that in earnest once we're done with the fever code. Dd and I are working our way through the Land of Stories series which are pretty good. We take a lot of breaks to read shorter chapter books so it will take us forever to get through all the books. Did you know there are 4 books in The Giver series? I didn’t know that until I was an adult, so I read the others and also enjoyed them. It obviously takes us a while to get through books we're reading together, but ds and I just finished The Giver last night, and I had to decompress with some "relaxing" Game of Thrones reading to be able to eventually sleep. I'll suggest the others in the series for ds and I to start next. This year our bedtime routine has been harder. Dd doesn't go to bed as early and we read for longer than we used to. Which puts reading with ds later (works well with his sleep schedule, but I'm exhausted). But last night especially I was so grateful that ds will still read with me, and that he wanted to share one of his favorite books with me. It is worth every moment of being tired to get that time together.
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Post by dogmom on May 6, 2022 13:11:26 GMT -5
Debbie Macomber, her Rose Harbor series
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Post by saveinla on May 7, 2022 19:28:23 GMT -5
Just finished -
Jodi Picoult - Wish you were here Michael Connolly - The Dark Hours
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Post by azucena on Jun 1, 2022 13:02:04 GMT -5
Finished Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson. Can't remember where I saw it recommended. It's a stream of consciousness sort of book - made me LOL in several places. Skipped over the one chapter toward the end about shark tank ideas that all seemed to be 5th grade boy humor. Enjoyed it enough to request her other books.
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Post by snapdragon on Jun 8, 2022 10:09:20 GMT -5
Started listening to The Investigator by John Sandford in the car this morning. I was sorta surprised that they are using the same narrator who is really good but male when the main character is female in this series. The narrator does the books for the Lucas Davenport series and does a really good job but when branching out why not change the narrator to reflect the change? Liking the book so far but I am less than 40 minutes in.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Jun 9, 2022 19:54:19 GMT -5
I'm reading the Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel. This series is supposed to be a childrens' series. There are some very descriptive adult situations written in it.
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Post by saveinla on Jun 9, 2022 21:10:57 GMT -5
I am reading "I'll Show Myself Out" by Jessi Klein. Its both funny and thought provoking.
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Post by snapdragon on Jun 10, 2022 11:09:10 GMT -5
I'm reading the Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel. This series is supposed to be a childrens' series. There are some very descriptive adult situations written in it. If it's in the same series of Clan of the Cave Bear than it would be Highschool or College. Those books are rather heavy.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jun 10, 2022 11:18:50 GMT -5
Just started Tess Gerritson’s Harvest last night.
I think I know what’s happening, that a consortium is using street kids from other countries to provide organs to wealthy recipients.
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